Yesterday, it was just me and the little one driving around. His mommy called and he likes when I put it on speaker phone so he can hear her talking. I was driving, he was in the back seat, so I handed over the phone. He’s nine months old, so he was munching on every possible angle while mommy talked to him. Anyway, as I’m driving, I look back and he’s pressing all kinds of buttons and I see a padlock icon… so I grab the phone before he can save some type of password, but it’s too late, the phone goes black and I can’t turn it back on.
Listen to my tale (as told on Magic 106.5) and see what I did…. Yes, that is a big burn mark on the chip
So we visited the Diamond Select Toys‘ offices last week to test out the Flux Capacitor replica coming out later this month. We strapped it to the Peg Perego, and sent my son on a whirl wind trip.
I shot and edited the video, our good friend R-Dogg at Quappy.com added the digital effects (explosions, fire trails, lightning, etc), and I used the dinosaurs from our playmobil dinosaur reviews for the prehistoric scenes.
We were only able to borrow this Flux Capacitor sample, but it is going on sale at BTTF.com right now.
I don’t know what I would do if we never got our son to sleep. Right now, we’re having “issues” with the 5-7 nap… he’s definately tired, so he’s cranky… but he’s awake enough to protest, loudly and longly that he does not want to go down.
We were talking fast-fast-fast for this morning’s run down on the Speed Racer toys covered in yesterday’s video. Click below to listen to the bit on Magic 106.5
Check out this sweet automated Hot Wheels track! Seriously, for $50, you’ll have hours of fun. Your kids will dig it too. This video also contains reviews of the Sound FX helmet, the action Mach 6, and the 3 and 3/4 scale toys as well. Watch for the cringe-worthy blooper at the end.
And check out our photo gallery for more Hot Wheels pics. Speed Racer is in theaters this weekend, May 9.
There are more still photos of these toys at MPb
I’m at the biannual Tot Swap in Gaithersburg, Timonium, with my “Dad Lounge”, to provide a place for weary dads to come chill out. If I met you at the show, or if you’re just checking us out for the first time, I have a quick tour of what we do here: (and a link to find the instructional manuals for all the stuff you picked up at the show)
This morning I gave the low-down on the April Edition of the Toy Wishes magazine.
This is one tool that you can use with your kids to become a more informed (thus better?) consumer.
I’m just glad my son can’t spend the 300 extra clams I got on my economic stimulus package.
Click below to give this morning’s bit a listen.
Several times a year, Wizard Entertainment publishes Toy Wishes a magazine for kids and their parents, outlining the toys that are coming out in the current season. This is the spring issue, so look forward to lots of toys based on the hot summer movie properties, such as Hulk, Indiana Jones, Speed Racer (biiig reviews from me very soon), Iron Man, and Kung Fu Panda..
If you have a hard time watching long stretches of Dora the Explorer, you are missing out on the advertisements your kids are seeing. This magazine tries to sum up the stuff that’s coming out, but since its from a third party publisher, you’re getting an unbiased view. There aren’t reviews necessarily, more of a buffet presentation of what’s coming soon, prices, and appropriate age ranges.
Last time I talked about playmobil 1-2-3 (for 18months & up), this week on Magic 106.5 I’m talking about the playmobil dinosaurs (intended for ages 4 & up). There are two groups of reviews, the first was the meat eaters, the other was the vegetarians. All in all these are very well made, and will last a life time. They’re reasonably priced too. Click below to give this 3 minute segment a listen.
Yes, that is a big burn mark on the chip
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